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råvaror

11:28 Feb 18, 2011
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Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Swedish term or phrase: råvaror
Hi!

I am translating a report about food and drink and wonder what the English expression is for "råvaror" in this context?

I don't want to use "raw materials", as it makes me think of steel, metals etc.

Examples of usage:
Råvarorna har stor betydelse för matupplevelse och kvalitet, men kunskap och inspiration är lika viktiga.
Få vet att falukorv och pesto inte är råvaror.

Can anyone help?

Thanks!
Russell Mattinson (X)
Local time: 23:26


Summary of answers provided
4 +1raw ingredients
Charles Ek
3ingredients
Paul Lambert
3basic ingredients
Helen Johnson


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ingredients


Explanation:
Works in some contexts.

Paul Lambert
Sweden
Local time: 23:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Andersen: I would go for ingredients and modify as appropriate in each context - basic ingredients is sometimes useful when ´raw´ ingredients is not entirely appropriate
19 mins
disagree  Sven Petersson: Does not work in "Få vet att falukorv och pesto inte är råvaror".
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
raw ingredients


Explanation:
See the link for pairings in Google results for råvaror + "raw ingredients".

Both falukorv and pesto could be ingredients in a recipe and listed as such, but neither is a raw ingredient. See second link for examples for pesto in this context.


    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/5rvjstd
    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/4ldrxbc
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 16:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aradai Pardo Martínez
1 min
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
basic ingredients


Explanation:
This is what I can think of after reading and cooking from my collection of over 250 cookery books over the years. Sven's right in that "raw" ingredients wouldn't always work when used in connection with meat for obvious reasons. Ingredients on its own could be used in places because it stands to reason that any recipe is made of various ingredients. I'd imagine you'd need to vary it - not one of those instances where one term can remain consistent in my opinion.

Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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